§448-10 Examination; time. (a) The board shall require all applicants to take the state written and practical examination on dentistry. In administering the examination the State shall consider current trends in dental education. The requirements for the examination in operative and laboratory dentistry shall be decided by the board and mailed to each applicant. All instruments, materials, and patients shall be supplied by the applicant. Two examinations shall be held each year.

(b) The board shall establish and administer a restorative technique examination to all qualified applicants under section 448-9.5. In administering the examination the State shall consider current trends in dental education. No applicant shall be permitted to take the practical examination under subsection (a) unless the applicant has passed the restorative technique examination. [L 1949, c 177, pt of §3; am L 1955, c 170, §3(c); RL 1955, §61-10; HRS §448-10; am L 1980, c 251, §4; am L 1982, c 64, §2; am L 1983, c 220, §6; am L 1984, c 7, §28; am L 1985, c 9, §1; am L 1992, c 202, §76]